1The Courier Authentication Library is a generic authentication API used
2for two purposes:
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41. Read the name of a mail account. Determine the local account's home
5   directory, and system userid and groupid.
62. Read an account name, and a password. If valid, determine the
7   account's home directory, system userid, and groupid.
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9The base package only installs the authpam authentication module to
10obtain account information and passwords using PAM
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12Other plugin authentication modules are provided:
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14	net/courier-authlib-ldap		OpenLDAP
15	databases/courier-authlib-mysql		MySQL
16	databases/courier-authlib-pgsql		PostgreSQL
17	databases/courier-authlib-userdb	libc db based
18	databases/courier-authlib-usergdbm	gdbm dependant
19	mail/courier-authlib-vchkpw		vpopmail/vchkpw
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21Install them as occasion demands.
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